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Sprintcars are what put people in the seats...when was the last time any other division had a place completely sold out? 

They pack them in up here in the upper Midwest for Late Models and USMTS Modified specials.  Rice Lake, Wisconsin, has an annual Street Stock special called the Little Dream.  They pack the stands and the winner nabs over $10,000.  Anyone back east likely can't even imagine the racing scene in other parts of the country when a Street Stock show pays as much or more than 410 Sprint specials.

Anything to do with you following sprint cars and not late models?....................in PA................?

Late Models are WAY more popular than sprint cars in my neck of the woods.  Literally thousands of late model fans in my immediate area and I am one of literally 10 sprint car fans in my entire town.  Late model crowds are massive in areas that follow, and support late models. 

Some people live in a bubble of their own creation.

They pack them in up here in the upper Midwest for Late Models and USMTS Modified specials.  Rice Lake, Wisconsin, has an annual Street Stock special called the Little Dream.  They pack the stands and the winner nabs over $10,000.  Anyone back east likely can't even imagine the racing scene in other parts of the country when a Street Stock show pays as much or more than 410 Sprint specials.

I am glad for them....is every seat in the house full?  Highly doubtful.  What I am saying is sprintcars as a whole are a lot more popular than the taxi cabs.

Nope just common sense that the good Lord gave me. 

What sold out races are you blathering about? Do you have facts or are you just proclaiming your opinion again? 

Early nineties I'd say ten to twelve bucks.

He is talking about Port Royal , a track he hates. But he will use them as an example just to argue. LMAO

Nope I am talking the USA.   When was the last time the LM had a venue that seats around 18 to 20 thousand people and all the seats were sold out.  Just saying.....sprintcars had two.

You don't pay a lot of attention.

Some people live in a bubble of their own creation.

Like I suspected. Even in the halcyon days of 50 car fields that were handicapped weekly, and always had so much more passing and exciting A main's, the admission was pretty much in line with what we pay today, adjusted for inflation.

Glad we solved that $20 admissions fees are killing the sport.

As to whether there's too many "special" shows with inflated admissions as Tenter said, I dont know. Maybe?

What would I pay to go to a show? Depends on if I feel like going in the first place and what's running that night. I like almost all divisions, I don't really discriminate. If I feel like going to the races that weekend, I just pay and enjoy myself.

You're giving me way too much credit.  If I had the power to create Minnesota and Wisconsin I would have made myself a big pile of money instead.  Your comment is a putdown that makes no sense.

You're giving me way too much credit.  If I had the power to create Minnesota and Wisconsin I would have made myself a big pile of money instead.  Your comment is a putdown that makes no sense.

Tell me another story.  I have yet to see a LM race that is completely sold out. Yeah the ones that seat around 18 to 22 thousand at a dirt track and don't have a seat left.  

So it stands to reason that if you started going in 1982, and you're still here now, you were going in the early 90's, correct?

If so, can you take a small break from giving us hourly truth bombs and recall what the prices were in the early 90s?

Go watch the replay of the last big LM race at Eldora. The place is packed, not only the stands but all the grassy areas around the track.

From what I remember, most tracks were around $12. Adjusted for inflation and purse increases, I'd say $20 is very reasonable. While Strawser might not enjoy SLM's, LLM's, smaller CI sprints and other support divisions, most fans enjoy them or at least appreciate and tolerate them. 410's are my favorite but good racing is good racing in my book. The only divisions I don't have time for are the ones that have less than 8 cylinders.